Archive for January 26th, 2023

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26/01/2023

Security Council: 12 Years of War, Leaves 70% of Syrians Needing Aid. Situation as Dire as Ever

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(UN News)* — Almost twelve years into Syria’s devastating civil war, the country remains tattered and deeply divided, facing massive economic hardships, limited political progress and the world’s largest displacement crisis, with 70 per cent of the population now in need of humanitarian aid, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday [].

A family living in an informal settlement in Raqqa city, northeast Syria.
© UNICEF/Delil Souleiman | A family living in an informal settlement in Raqqa city, northeast Syria.

“As we move into 2023, the Syrian people remain trapped in a profound humanitarian, political, military, security, economic and human rights crisis of great complexity and almost unimaginable scale,” said Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria.

Outlining recent developments, he reiterated his previous calls for calm on the ground, good faith engagement in Syria’s stalled Constitutional Committee process, and the Security Council’s critical humanitarian support.

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26/01/2023

Two-Thirds of Yemenis –Some 22 Million– Need Humanitarian Support and Protection

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(UN News)* — Some 21.6 million people in Yemen – that’s two-thirds of the population – are going to need some kind of humanitarian assistance and protection services during the course of 2023, according to the UN’s Humanitarian Response plan published on Wednesday [].

A young girl fled conflict in Al Hudaydah with her family and now lives in a displaced camp in Aden, Yemen.

© UNOCHA/Giles Clarke | A young girl fled conflict in Al Hudaydah with her family and now lives in a displaced camp in Aden, Yemen.

The UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA is calling for $4.3 billion to reach the 17.3 million most vulnerable people in need, whose lives have been turned upside down because of protracted war, displacement and economic collapse, compounded by recurrent natural disasters.

Yemen’s civil war began in 2014 when Houthi rebels took the capital, Sana’a, forcing the Government to leave, leading to the establishment of a Saudi-led coalition in support of the Government who launched airstrikes on the rebels in early 2015.

The total projected number in need this year has decreased slightly from 23.4 million people in 2022, to 21.6 million in 2023, while the “overall intersectoral target” is down from 17.9 to 17.3 million people.

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